What percentage?

[Don]

Hi Terry,

I can tune much faster now than when I started--so that is effect a
"raise". I also base my labor rates on my tuning fees--unlike most other
techs. Nearly all of them shortchange themselves on the tech end of our
business.

At 06:11 PM 10/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>You mean you have never had a raise to reflect your experience and
increased expertise? That does not sound too good.
>
>Terry Farrell
>  
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
>To: <cedel@supernet.com>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 6:11 PM
>Subject: Re: What percentage?
>
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> In Canada we have a consumer price index. It is a simple matter to phone
>> and ask what the percentage of increase in cost of living has been over the
>> last year. And I do, and I make the same "real" dollars as I did 25
years ago.
>> 
>> At 04:35 PM 10/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Friends,
>> >
>> >I'll try to word this so I don't get into trouble with any higher
>> >powers.  I evaluate my charges at this time every year, and any changes
>> >go into effect January 1.  Suppose I want my purchasing power on January
>> >1, 2003, to be the same as it was on January 1, 2002.  How does a person
>> >figure out what percentage that would be?
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Clyde
>> >
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>> >
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Center of
>> the Arts
>> 
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Center of
the Arts

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